Ultimate "Spring Cleanse" in Hungary

Laughter Yoga Holiday in Mallorca

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to view a photo gallery of the house and its beautiful surroundingsThe Yoga Centre lies at the foothills of the Bukk National Park
in the peaceful mountain village of Bukkzserc, two hours drive East from
Budapest.

The region is renowned all over Europe for the remarkable healing properties
of its thermal baths and hot mountain springs. This is a true paradise for
nature lovers and an ideal setting to enjoy the morning meditation and
yoga session, where a wide variety of topics can be explored including:

Yoga
philosophy

Tai Chi / Qui Gong

Chanting

Colour
and sound healing

Nutritional advice

The emphasis
of the week is on healthy living, wholesome food, and time to relax, let go
and recharge.

Each day can be as active or as laid back as one wishes.
The focus is
on unwinding at one's own pace with a strong emphasis on healthy living and general
nurturing of body, mind and soul. Most of all the aim is to have fun and
connect with the "inner child" in all of us.

The Yoga session:
Suitable for all levels of yoga, starts at 8.30am with
meditation and chanting that gently developes into yoga postures and deep
relaxation, specially designed to suit the requirements of the group. Ilonka
embraces the philosophy of yoga as a way of life. Her approach in class is
gentle with strong emphasis on the breath and inner self to enhance the bodys
own healing powers. The practice of breath movment flow increases maximum
mobility of the spine, freedom and wellbeing of the body, mind and spirit.

Meals
:
are prepared in the centre with mostly fresh organic produce, sourced locally
from the mainly self-sufficient villagers who are still very much in touch
with their old traditional ways and folk customs.

The afternoon activities:...are entirely optional, and include trips to the local
thermal baths, walking tours in
the forest, vineyards and mountains or simply just chilling out with Triona’s
on site holistic treatments (deep tissue massage, Indian head, reflexology,
aromatherapy and her special treat-hot stone massage).

The evening activities:...include vegetarian or traditional Hungarian meals
(with a meat option) followed by
dance sessions with sacred circle dances from around the world, various dance
styles (Salsa, African, Irish set dancing and contemporary) orholistic
treatments.

Some comments on previous yoga
holidays:

“I came back feeling this was a
holiday I had really enjoyed and which did make me feel physically and
psychologically better”

“It extended my circle of friends and
introduced me to a region of Europe which I did not previously know.”

“I was able to indulge in activities I really
enjoy; walking, yoga, birding, music...”

About Fasting and Yoga

Fasting has been practised for thousands of years in
every part of the world for spiritual and health related benefits. In the past
100 years more scientific evidence has been collected to prove the immense
value of fasting in the process of healing.

It is the ultimate most natural and safest way to
detoxify the body, which has a direct effect on reversing and slowing down the
aging process and achieving mental clarity, spiritual strength and balance.

The combination of fasting and yoga is ideal. Both
disciplines address the body, mind and spirit at a very profound level and both
use natural purification practices.

"Through fasting let the mind depend on its own
power. Becoming detached from dependence on outer physical sources of bodily
sustenance, the life force sees that it is supported from within."
Paramahansa Yogananda

Through regular fasting, all the organs of the body
are at rest. The body gets a chance to heal and repair itself and most of all
is able to prevent against "civilisation diseases", high cholesterol,
heart-problems, stress, diabetes, depression, obesity etc.

"Fasting can be like an operation without
surgery"... Dr.Otto .Buchinger

In 1920 Dr Otto Buchinger founded the first fasting
clinic in Germany. Today it is recognised all over the world and many people
with chronic illnesses are being cured or at least alleviated by fasting.

Villa and location : This
superb villa stands in open countryside and has extensive gardens, lawns and
orchards within the grounds, which extend to 2 acres. The gardens extend to the
rear of the house and off to the right can be found an orchard stocked with
citrus trees, olives, almonds and even a few grape vines.

Situated in the north western part of
the Balearic island of Mallorca. The old charming town of Pollensa is within
easy walking distance of the villa. Although this town is one of the
most popular tourist spots it still remains quite unspoiled.

There is of course a large swimming pool and plenty of sun loungers for "chilling out" on. This
can be very enjoyable after one of our wide range of holistic treatments.

The nearby fine sandy cove beaches of Calla St.Vincent are in a sheltered bay and regarded as one of Mallorca`s beauty
spots.Most of our activities will be outside, under covered pergolas as this is
a true paradise for outdoor living in the warm Mediterranean climate. Here we
can reclaim our "inner child" with ease and play fulness in one of
our laughter yoga sessions, restoring our sense of well being

Typical Day :

8.00
Light Breakfast

8.30
Meditation

9.00-9.30
Qui Gong/Tai Chi

10.00 - 12.00 Yoga &
Laughter Yoga

12.30
Lunch

13.00 - 17.00 Time to
relax (holistic treatment, take a walk, sunbathe etc)

17.30 - 18.30 Evening
Yoga (restorative yoga, meditation dance)

About "Laughter Yoga"

Laughter is the best
medicine…

…Recent studies have shown that
children laugh approximately 400 times daily as opposed to adults who only
laugh 15 times .

In 1995, Dr Madan Kataria an Indian physician
already recognised this and developed an easy way to incorporate laughter into
our daily lives.

The technique does not require any
specific skills or athletic ability to practice.

He founded the practice on the
scientific observation that our bodies cannot tell the difference between real
and fake laughter. Both kinds of laughter produce the same beneficial
health and psychological results. Anyone can laugh for no reason without
relying on humour, jokes or comedy.